Game #2984
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Saturday, 10 August 1968
Sheffield United
3-1
Aston Villa
Division Two
Sheffield United
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Bramall Lane
Attendance: 17,707
Lost
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 August 1968
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Mike Ferguson
🥅 | 9’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United), Alan Woodward
🥅 | 29’ Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield United), Mike Hill
🔁 | 29’ Sub off, Alan Deakin, Sub on, Mick Wright
🥅 | 30’ Goal, 0-3, (Sheffield United), Tony Currie
🕒 | HT Sheffield United 3-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 77’ Goal, 1-3, Willie Anderson, pen
🕒 | FT Sheffield United 3-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Tommy Cummings' Villa open the season with defeat at Bramall Lane and were now without a win in the last five matches under his stewardship, losing three. Meanwhile, midfielder Mike Ferguson made his Villa debut aged 25 after moving from Blackburn Rovers in May 1968 for a fee of £55,000
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #46 |
Saturday, 10 August 1968
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Tommy Cummings | 🏴 | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1966-1981
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 46 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 7 🟥 23 | 1.20
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Pat Partridge | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1966-1981
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Tommy Cummings hands Mike Ferguson his debut.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.00 |
Oldest Player |
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 | 28.41 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 | 21.48 |
MANAGER
Tommy Cummings | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
CB Dick Edwards | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Lew Chatterley | 🏴 |
M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Tommy Mitchinson | 🏴 |
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Willie Anderson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Brian Godfrey | 🏴 |
F Brian Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Arthur Rowley | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
GK Alan Hodgkinson | 🏴 |
RB Len Badger | 🏴 |
CB David Munks | 🏴 |
D Ken Mallender | 🏴 |
M Wagstaff | 🏴 |
M Tom Fenoughty | 🏴 |
W Alan Woodward | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Tony Currie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Colin Addison | 🏴 |
W Gil Reece | 🏴 |
F Mick Hill | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | for M Alan Deakin | 🏴 | 29' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Frank Barlow | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Mike Ferguson | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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